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Sanjeev Chada given two life sentences for murdering his sons

Date
2014-10-07

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Carlow

County
Carlow

Summary

Sanjeev Chada, 44, of Co. Carlow, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to two mandatory life sentences for the murder of his sons, Eoghan (10) and Ruairi (5). The sentences, handed down by Mr Justice Paul Carney, run concurrently and were backdated to July 31, 2013. Chada pleaded guilty to murdering the boys in Skehanagh Lower, Ballintubber, Co. Mayo, on July 29, 2013, after their bodies were discovered in the boot of his crashed car. He admitted strangling them with a rope and causing blunt force trauma to Eoghan's head. The court heard that Chada had accumulated significant gambling debts and intended to kill his wife, Kathleen Chada, but spared her. Kathleen Chada delivered an emotional victim impact statement, describing the loss of her children. Defense counsel Brendan Grehan SC noted Chada's guilty plea and his current status on suicide watch at the Central Mental Hospital. The matter was finalized with the imposition of the life sentences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Sanjeev Chada given two life sentences for murdering his sons. Charges or matters: murdering Eoghan (10) and Ruairi Chada (5) Skehanagh Lower, Ballintubber on July 29, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 29, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
July 29 Hearing Or Sentence
July 31, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
2014-10-07 Publication

Why: They couldn't even spend their last night at home on their own side of the bed because we had to disguise the damage to Eoghan's head. CNI source report

Case subjects

Kathleen Chada

Convicted Person

Charges: murdering Eoghan (10) and Ruairi Chada (5) Skehanagh Lower, Ballintubber on July 29, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Kathleen Chada with her solicitor Justin Cody and family and friends as they leave Dublin Central Criminal Court) A 44-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his two young sons in Co.

Sanjeev Chada

Defendant

Charges: murdering Eoghan (10) and Ruairi Chada (5) Skehanagh Lower, Ballintubber on July 29, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)